Nguyen Thuy Linh and many Vietnamese players have arrived in Korea, ready to compete from August 4 to August 8.
This is a tournament with the BWF World Tour Super 300 level of the world. Notably, Nguyen Thuy Linh was chosen as the No. 2 female singles seed.
She just entered the final and won the runner-up title in women's singles at the Badminton Championships in Taiwan (China). At that time, Thuy Linh was the No. 6 seed.
Now, the Vietnamese female player continues to be the seed at the 2026 Masters International Badminton Tournament in Korea.
Thuy Linh's opponent in the first round is Xu Wen Jing (China). This player is currently ranked 93rd in the world.
In addition to Nguyen Thuy Linh, Vietnamese badminton also has many players competing in Korea including Vu Thi Trang, Pham Thi Khanh, Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh, Nguyen Hai Dang, Nguyen Dinh Hoang, Tran Dinh Manh.
Vu Thi Trang will have to compete in the women's singles preliminary round to compete for a ticket to the main round.
Nguyen Hai Dang will play against seed No. 8 in the first round of the men's singles, Wang Po-Wei (Taiwan, China).
In which, Nguyen Dinh Hoang, Tran Dinh Manh participated in the men's doubles event and Pham Thi Khanh, Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly competed in the women's doubles event.
In August, the Vietnamese badminton team will compete in the 2026 Asian Championships in India.
Therefore, the competition program at the 2026 Masters International Badminton Tournament is an important professional preparation for many players before going to India.
